transplant

verb

Definition of transplantnext
1
as in to relocate

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2
as in to replant

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Recent Examples of transplant When a root ball forms—typically after about a week—transplant the cutting to the ground. — Kelly Manning, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026 Petunias are a favorite for providing color all season, and buying young plants to transplant into the garden gives them an even better head start. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026 Kidneys and livers often need to be transplanted together as liver failure often damages kidneys. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 June 2026 His guilt manifests in kidnapping young women, removing their faces through surgery, and attempting to transplant them onto his daughter. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for transplant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transplant
  1. relocate
  2. replant
  3. transport
  4. drive
  5. haul
  6. transmit
  7. carry
  8. convey
Verb
  • Food spoiled during the outage, and the family temporarily relocated to Lucky’s mother’s home.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In response to a successful challenge, library staff have to relocate the material to an area inaccessible to minors, the law says.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocate
Verb
  • To do this, simply dig up the entire plant clump, separate or cut the roots into smaller sections, and replant them immediately.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
  • Finishing the designs and obtaining the permits needed from various local, state and federal agencies for dredging, grading and replanting the lagoon will take three or four more years, Smith said.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Definition of replant
Verb
  • Wolf sets out to recover the items needed for a ritual that will transport him to the Divine Dragon’s abode.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And soon Scotty’s got a new task, too, after A’Sha transports him to a Jeffries tube to get the pod ready.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of transport
Verb
  • Bonnell also uses a belt drive as standard equipment for quieter, lower-maintenance operation, with an optional 520 chain conversion available for riders who prefer a more traditional setup.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Ronaldinho drove Madonna onto the field at half-time of the World Cup final in a weird little buggy thing.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of drive
Verb
  • More than 200 walruses were hauled out on the beach, grunting and groaning, wriggling and jostling for position.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Beckham lunged and tried to haul it in, but the ball bobbled incomplete.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of haul
Verb
  • However, experts told CNBC that a natural time lag exists when price changes transmit from crude oil to retail gasoline.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The institute said malaria in Germany almost exclusively affects long-haul travelers who were infected in malaria-endemic areas, and that malaria transmitted within a German airport is rare, the BBC reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of transmit
Verb
  • Washington claimed that the launchers were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Hormuz Strait.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When difficulty arrives, will your routines carry you forward?
    — Jason Bork, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of carry
Verb
  • Experts say a big reason for the move higher was how little information Warsh conveyed about the Fed’s plans during that news conference last month.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
  • So nice, doing it twice Brady proposed the special livery to better convey how the T-38 is connected to the Artemis program and its missions.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
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